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IMPROVED HAMETASTENING.

M. R. SHALTERS AND T. CATERN, OF ALLIANCE, OHIO, ASSI-GNORS TO THEMSELVES, SAMUEL n RAY, AND S. THOli/IAS.-

Letters Patent No. 60,574, dated .December 18, 1866.`

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To ALL WHOM 1r MAY CONCERN;

Be it known that we, M. R. SBALTERS kand THOMAS CATERN, of Alliance, in the county of Stark, and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful improvements in Haine-Fastener and-Link; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and enact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

In the annexed drawings, making part of this specification-- A. represents a metallic bar, hooked at each end. One of lthese hooked ends -is slotted so as to receive between it a metallic hook, B. The hook B is pivoted, as shown, between the forked ends of the bar A, near the points of said forks. One end of the hook B is loose, and will either rest against the bar A or may he thrown out from it when it is desired to catch a llink to be secured by it.' It will be seen vthat when a link is caught on thehooked ends of bar A and hook B, that said link draws the loose end of said hook tightly against the bar A, and is held securely in the hooked end of bar A. C represents a metallic bar with a hook formed on one end. This bar has a series of openings cut in it which answer as Vlinks, thus making a solid or rigid link bar.

In using these devices for a haine-fastening, one end of each of the bars A and C is caught in the parts of the hame. That end of the bar A which has hook B secured to it catches into any one ci' the desired links of the bar C, and is there secured by means of said hook B. i

Having thus fully described our invention, whatwe claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The bar A, provided with hooks, as seen,.at each end, and with lthe hook B; secured to and operating with it as and for the purpose set forth.

2. The bar C, with links formed in it, and used in connection with the bar A, rconstructed as and for the purpose set forth.

As evidence that we claim the foregoing, we have hereunto set our hands `in the presence of witnesses.

M.- R. SHALTERS, Trios. GATERN.

Witnesses:

P. H. Bann, Josnrn BARNABY. 

